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Duékoué

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Also known as Duekoue

Duékoué () is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Duékoué Department. It is also the seat of Guémon Region in Montagnes District and a commune. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué was 220,953.

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Place details

Locality
Duékoué
Region
Montagnes
Country
Côte d’Ivoire
Population
117,023
Timezone
Africa/Abidjan

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Duékoué
Settlement.settlement_type
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ivory Coast
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ivory Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Montagnes
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Guémon
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Duékoué
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
827
Settlement.population_as_of
2021 census
Settlement.population_note
(2014 census)
Settlement.population_total
220953

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Guémon
Continent
Africa
Population
220953
Elevation
231
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Capital of
Guémon
Image
Katholische Mission in Duékoué.jpg
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Duékoué
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Climate
  • Villages
  • References

Duékoué () is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Duékoué Department. It is also the seat of Guémon Region in Montagnes District and a commune. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué was 220,953.

==History== At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 due to fierce fighting during the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Duékoué” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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